An 80 Year Old Male Model Demonstrates Rise of Older Icons in the Fashion Industry

At 80 years old, Chinese model Wang Deshun shows that the rise of older icons in the fashion industry isn’t limited to women. While he is subverting traditional Chinese ideas of elderhood, he also exemplifies a characteristic of the Silent Generation; a cohort who conformed as young people, only to “rebel” and discover their youth in old age.

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